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Kym

By: Kym Whitley, Lena Waithe, Mark Alton Brown
Narrated by: Kym Whitley, Sherri Shepherd, Carter Lee Hamilton, David A. Arnold, Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Jenifer Lewis, Jess Hilarious, full cast
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  • Kym Trailer

    Kym Trailer
    Oct 5 2022

    All episodes of this original podcast will be available on October 20.

    From creative visionary Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions (Queen & Slim and The Chi) comes a Hollywood story you rarely get to hear. Introducing Kym, Audible’s brand-new, raw as hell, heartfelt comedy starring Kym Whitley.

    Created by Waithe and Whitley, Kym features an all-star cast including Sherri Shepherd, David A. Arnold, Jess Hilarious, Jenifer Lewis, and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo with original music composed by multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean. Set in Los Angeles, Kym follows the fictionalized story of Kym Wilson, a single, middle-aged stand-up comic and actress trying to keep her Hollywood star rising while simultaneously raising a young boy left on her doorstep. As Kym balances showbiz demands with her son’s growing needs—and while her child’s biological mom keeps popping in and out of their lives—a hard-to-shake romance creeps back into her heart. Can Kym’s grit, talent, and cool keep everything—and everyone—in check?

    Wildly funny and brilliantly performed, Kym is the bold and bingeable listen you deserve. Enter her world and celebrate the story of one woman’s calling to not just be someone, but be someone for the ones she loves.
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  • Episode 1: “Trevante and Shit“

    Episode 1: “Trevante and Shit“
    Oct 20 2022

    Kym is forced to reckon with the fact that she needs outside help to deal with Trevante acting out at school because of his learning differences.
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  • Episode 2: "Birth Moms and Shit"

    Episode 2: "Birth Moms and Shit"
    Oct 20 2022

    Monique, Trevante’s birth mother has no choice but to place her son under Kym’s guardianship due to her inability to provide a stable home. Kym’s best friend Myra, (played by Sherri Shepherd) is having none of it.
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From Lena Waithe and Kym Whitley Comes the Comedy You Deserve.

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  • Kym's son Trevante (Carter Lee Hamilton) acts out at school.
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  • Kym meets with Trevante's therapist Dr. Henry (Cynthia Erivo).
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  • Kym has a big audition... but Myra (Sherri Shepherd) isn't having it.
Kym Whitley
Lena Waithe
Mark Alton Brown
Wyclef Jean

About the Creator, Executive Producer, and Performer

A renaissance woman, Kym Whitley is a comedian, published author, philanthropist, and—perhaps most importantly—a devout mother. Whether recognized for her appearances on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm or for co-hosting the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, Kym never fails to deliver the funny in all aspects of her long-standing career.
Originally from Cleveland, Kym launched her career after a chance encounter with legendary comedian Redd Foxx. Her first real acting job was in Shelly Garrett’s play Beauty Shop, which started in L.A. and then did a national tour.
Kym has guest starred in a string of television shows, including The Neighborhood, The Upshaws, and The Bay—where her role as Big Candi was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award—in addition to features like Next Friday.
Kym has also served as an executive producer on several projects, including the reality series Raising Whitley, which aired on OWN. She recently teamed up with Lena Waithe to produce a scripted comedy series with Audible entitled Kym.
Kym appeared is in the HBO Max series Made for Love with Ray Romano, recently appeared in the Apple TV+ series Loot with Maya Rudolph, and co-hosts the award-winning podcast Two Funny Mamas with Sherri Shepherd.

About the Creator, Executive Producer, and Writer

Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer, actor, and founder of Hillman Grad, Lena Waithe continues to lead the cultural revolution in Hollywood. Waithe expertly taps into emerging societal trends by speaking to myriad experiences from her unique perspective while challenging audiences to think outside of conventional norms. Through her production company, Hillman Grad, Waithe and her team fight against the status quo by giving marginalized storytellers the opportunity to access the industry and tell their stories. Acclaimed credits include projects like Netflix’s Master of None, Showtime’s The Chi, BET’s Twenties, Universal’s Queen & Slim, Sundance award-winner The Forty-Year-Old Version, and more.

About the Director

Mark Alton Brown began his career on the hit CBS series Designing Women, where he worked with writing partner Dee LaDuke on staff for five years, rising to the level of supervising producer. He and Ms. LaDuke worked on multiple half-hour comedies at ABC, Fox, and NBC over the years. He has written over a dozen television pilots, two of which went to series. The first, Reunited, was on UPN for a season where Mark and Dee served as executive producers. The second was Girlfriends, which premiered on UPN. It ran for seven seasons with a total of one hundred and seventy-seven episodes. Most recently, Mark has been a consulting producer on Nickelodeon’s Instant Mom and Apple TV’s animated series Central Park. He is currently co-executive producer on the hit Netflix series The Upshaws.
Mark and Dee co-authored the cult classic film Jackie’s Back, starring Jenifer Lewis and Tim Curry. Mark is currently in pre-production on a biographical feature Brown vs. Brandenburg. He has taught TV comedy writing, TV development, and pilot writing at The Global Film Festival, Fordham University, UC Santa Barbara, USC, NYU Singapore, Dillard University as a guest lecturer, and served on staff as a writer’s mentor for Inner City Filmmakers. He is currently on the faculty of the Hillman Grad Writers Mentorship Program founded by Lena Waithe.

About the Composer

The music that three-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated Wyclef Jean has written, performed, and produced—both as a solo superstar and as founder and guiding member of the Fugees—has been a consistently powerful, pop cultural force for over two decades. In 1996, the Fugees released their monumental album The Score. Since then, Wyclef has released eight albums as a solo artist that have sold nearly nine million copies worldwide, including his 1997 debut The Carnival and 2000’s The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book. In March 2019, Wyclef released Wyclef Goes Back to School Vol. 1, a collaboration with students he met while touring the United States and visiting colleges across the country.
In December 2019, Wyclef announced the launch of his music publishing and distribution company Carnival World Music Group with the support of entertainment industry finance firm Sound Royalties. Last year, Netflix announced the production of an untitled animated project based on the real-life story of Wyclef’s childhood in Haiti, which will be co-produced by Greg Silverman’s company Stampede Ventures and have Jean as the film’s composer. 2020 also found Wyclef venturing into the podcast industry as the host of RunThatBack, a one-of-a-kind weekly show for music lovers of any type where Wyclef interviews heavy hitters from all walks of life—from music, to sports, to politics, and beyond. He also teamed up with Google in the fall of 2020 to create a jingle for their #BlackOwnedFriday campaign to promote and support shopping black-owned businesses for Black Friday during the holiday season. This campaign has won a Webby Award and was nominated for a Clio Award, among others.
In 2021 Wyclef co-founded SodoMoodLab, a jingle and scoring company. In his most recent project with Sodo, Wyclef stepped in as composer for seasons 4 and 5 of Showtime’s The Chi, a show created by screenwriter and actress Lena Waithe.

Sherri Shepherd
Jess Hilarious
David A. Arnold
Carter Lee Hamilton
Cynthia Erivo
Jenifer Lewis

About the Performer

Sherri Shepherd is a renowned actress, comedienne, bestselling author, and Emmy Award-winning former co-host of ABC’s The View. This fall, Shepherd will launch her own daytime talk show, Sherri, on FOX Television Stations and broadcasted nationwide.
Shepherd’s multifaceted career includes roles in several acclaimed television and film projects. She can currently be seen in the HBO MAX series Sex Lives of College Girls and recently co-starred in Lifetime's movie Imperfect High. She co-starred in the Netflix hit comedy series Mr. Iglesias and was a recurring guest star on ABC’s Call Your Mother. She made history portraying the first African-American version of the Evil Stepmother in the Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Through her own production company, Faith Walker, Shepherd launched the NAACP Image Award-winning podcast Two Funny Mamas with fellow actress Kym Whitley. She also joined the FOX syndicated daily show Dish Nation as a co-host. A New York Times best-selling author, Shepherd released two books, Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It) and Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break.
Whether on stage or screen, Shepherd’s magnetic personality and hilarious sense of humor never fail to delight audiences.

About the Performer

Jess Hilarious is one of the freshest and most highly sought after faces in comedy. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Jess is an accomplished stand-up comedian and actress also known for her appearances on FOX’s Rel, MTV's Wild ‘N Out, and has appeared on Russell Simmons’ All Def Comedy on HBO as well as various shows on VH1, BET, and many others. She has opened for comedy legends such as Martin Lawrence, Rickey Smiley, Mo'Nique, and Mike Epps.
Jess is extremely popular on Instagram, where her brilliant, cutting-edge, and humorous content has earned her more than 5.2 million followers. Her segment "Jess with the Mess," has become a social media sensation, regularly garnering over one million views for each video posted. Her comedy is smart and straight to the point. When it comes to the funny, Jess holds NOTHING back.

About the Performer

Before his untimely death on September 7, 2022, at age 54, David A. Arnold was one of the fastest rising stars in comedy. A 20-year stand-up veteran, he was also an actor, producer, and writer for TV and film, working with networks including Comedy Central and BET. Arnold recently released his second Netflix special, It Ain’t For The Weak—produced by Lena Waithe and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Productions—in which he shared hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpses of his family life. The special was shot in his hometown of Cleveland. His first one-hour special, Fat Ballerina, is also streaming on Netflix.
Arnold was one of the few Black showrunners in Hollywood, writing and producing shows such as Fuller House on Netflix, Bigger on BET, and That Girl Lay Lay, which was a top ten most-streamed show when it premiered on Netflix.

About the Performer

Carter Lee Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California and currently resides there with his parents and older sister, Rylie Neema. He loves impersonating people and playing different characters, which is why he loves acting so much. He also enjoys singing, dancing, skateboarding, swimming and going to the beach, playing soccer and baseball, and playing Roblox and Minecraft. His favorite subject in school is math and he loves to read and work on art projects.
In addition to being an actor, he also wants to be an engineer and inventor when he grows up. Carter would like to thank his mom for helping him do his auditions and the rest of his family for all of their love and support. He would also like to thank his team at Clear Talent Group and Apex Talent Group as well as the entire Kym production team for this fun and amazing experience!

About the Performer

Cynthia Erivo is a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and producer, and an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and SAG nominee. Erivo burst onto West End and Broadway stages in The Color Purple.
Erivo can now be seen in the live-action retelling of Pinocchio, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Pinocchio premiered on Disney+ on September 8, 2022. She is currently in production on Universal’s film adaptation of the musical Wicked, where she will star as Elphaba opposite Ariana Grande’s Glinda, directed by Jon M. Chu.
Erivo can currently be seen in Roar, starring with Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, Issa Rae, and Merritt Weaver. Roar premiered on Apple TV+ on April 15, 2022.
Erivo recently wrapped production on Netflix’s Luther. She will star alongside Idris Elba and Andy Serkis, which continues the story of the acclaimed BBC crime series. She also wrapped production on Anthony Chen’s English-language debut of Drift; she will star and produce the film under her "Edith’s Daughter" production banner.
Cynthia was nominated for a SAG and Emmy Award for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the Emmy-winning global anthology series Genius: Aretha, which premiered on National Geographic on March 21st, 2021.

About the Performer

Dubbed a national treasure and a force to be reckoned with, award-winning actress Jenifer Lewis starred on ABC’s Black-ish as the hilarious grandmother, Ruby Johnson. Ms. Lewis has appeared in over 400 episodic television shows, 68 movies, 40 animations, and four Broadway shows, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, A Different World, Twenties, Cast Away, What’s Love Got to Do with It, Think Like a Man, Madea’s Family Reunion, Strong Medicine, The Princess and the Frog, Mickey Mouse Funhouse, Rugrats, Cars 1, 2, and 3, American Dad, and Hairspray.
Her more than 200 concerts worldwide include sold-out performances at Lincoln Center and an electrifying standing ovation at Carnegie Hall. Her accomplishments as an entertainer, community activist, and author have been recognized with an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Webster University, and the Career Achievement Award from The American Black Film Festival. This year, Ms. Lewis has a new television series, I Love That for You on Showtime. She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 15, 2022. She was born and raised in Kinloch, Missouri and lives in Los Angeles with her Bichon Frisé, Butters Lewis.

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So funny!

I loved it. My favorite moment was when the bio mom thought she might be pregnant

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Great Show

This definitely was relatable and kepp my interest throughout all the episodes. It also peft me wanting more.

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loved it!

Very Funny! This was a great listen while working. Enjoyed the writing and the performances!

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Miss. Kym!

I love anything with Kym and Sherri shepherd in it! I will ALWAYS support these ladies. I know I won't be disappointed when it comes to these ladies and I was right! This is funny and I 👍like it!

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I need more!

I came here because of Two Funny Mama's. I throughly enjoyed this audible. I subscribed to audible just so I get this audible. I wish the episodes were longer because the story was just that good. I finished the whole thing in one day.

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Great!!

I really enjoyed the story in this the episode. The characters are really getting flushed with every installment.

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I’m Sad It Ended….

Great cast of characters and a great storyline. Kim Whitley’s character was relatable and personable. The young man who voiced Tray was funny and endearing. And Sherri Shepherd was funny and giving best friend goals. While Jess Hilarious keep’s elevating her art every time I hear her voice. Bravo!!!!

Please write a sequel Lena Waithe!!!

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I need more episodes!!

I watched her show on OWN Network, and loved the similarities of the characters.
Honestly hearing David Arnold on here after his untimely death was a little bittersweet. But it was a great series!

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Ended too soon

I listened mainly in the car. It had me cracking up while I picture the scenes in my head. I hope it becomes a sitcom. Loved it!

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Enjoyable

The acting and lines are realistic and at times touching. It reached a depth that draws you into the show but not so deep that you are dragged down. I really enjoyed it and am rooting for everyone.

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